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Two companies have been fined a total of $90,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to provide an effective safeguard for dangerous moving machine parts. The charges, which are unrelated, stem from workplace injuries in Saskatchewan last year. Langley, B.C.-based Rest-Well Mattress Company Ltd. was fined $28,575 plus an $11,430 surcharge, according to […]

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As the Saskatchewan Party government works to improve pipeline safety in the wake of the Husky Energy Inc. oil spill this summer, the provincial auditor says her office is gearing up for another review of the province’s pipeline regulatory regime. Judy Ferguson said an update to her 2012 and 2014 reports, which found that the government was […]

City administrators are recommending the sale of a Fifth Avenue parking lot with the hope that a developer will erect a new mixed-use building within three years of the deal closing. In a report to city council, city staff recommend asking $4.135 million for the property, but accepting a lower bid if a buyer can’t be […]

One of the largest real estate deals in Saskatoon’s history could be on the horizon as a major landlord looks for someone to buy 11 apartment complexes containing 942 units. Vancouver-based New Summit Partners Corp. engaged the commercial real estate firm CBRE Ltd. to market the buildings, according to a real estate company document obtained by the Saskatoon […]

MONTREAL — Engineering giant SNC-Lavalin is cutting 24 jobs in Saskatoon as part of a larger, 405 job-layoff in Canada due to the weakness in the mining sector and ongoing efforts to boost its profit margin. Spokesman Louis-Antoine Paquin says the company will eliminate 186 positions in Montreal, 195 in Ontario and 24 in Saskatoon. […]

A Saskatoon Hells Angels member on trial for trafficking cocaine says he led a police agent to believe he would provide him with large amounts of cocaine so that the agent would continue providing him oxycodone for his opioid addiction. Robert Allen, 36, took the stand Wednesday at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench after the Crown closed its case. […]

The association representing Saskatoon’s real estate agents wants the federal government to roll back changes to the country’s mortgage rules, which it says are having a “significant” effect on the city’s housing market. The Liberals’ announcement led to a spike in people rushing to close deals before the changes came into effect on Oct. 17, followed by […]

The new regulatory body for Saskatchewan’s hunting and fishing outfitters is expected to take shape next week, but not everyone in the $100-million-dollar-a-year industry is happy about it. Hunting and fishing guides are already licensed, and a more stringent regulatory regime could hurt “mom and pop” and part-time outfitters, said Elliott Maduck, who owns Swan Lake-based Truly Canadian Outdoors. […]

The City of Saskatoon has withdrawn allegations of “fraudulent misrepresentation” against North Ridge Development Corp. and agreed to pay the company $675,681, settling a five-year-old lawsuit. The dispute centred on four years of municipal taxes after the company bought 29 acres along 11th Street from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, and the city’s subsequent expropriation of part of the […]

The association that represents Saskatchewan’s mechanical contractors wants the provincial government to look into Alberta-style legislation banning high-pressure door-to-door home energy product sales. Door-to-door furnace sales companies in Alberta will be out of business on Jan. 1, when new legislation driven by more than 400 complaints so far this year comes into effect. The problem […]

There is no wind left in the sails of a local group that spent the last four and a half years trying to expand wind energy in Saskatchewan. In a statement on its website, SaskWind cited a decision from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to not require a federal environmental assessment for SaskPower’s new Chinook natural gas power station […]

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) wants an “independent, third-party” investigation into the Husky Energy pipeline spill, which dumped 225,000 litres of heavy crude near and into the North Saskatchewan River this summer. While recent amendments to the Pipelines Act are welcome, the Calgary-based company’s explanation of the spill leaves significant questions unanswered, the organization said in a […]

Hikoroku Hashimoto thought the saleswoman who knocked on his door in late July was offering a great deal on a new furnace and hot water heater. Now, the 86-year-old is upset about the inoperable devices in his basement, which he says were installed “very dangerously,” and the $9,448 lien against his Avenue F home. “I […]

Viking Innovations Ltd. Mike Ransom came up with the idea for the Dalmatian after his wife left a pot of noodles on a hot stove and almost burned their house down, according to Ransom’s business partner, Jackie Martin. After letting the smoke out, Ransom devised a system that automatically kills power to a home’s stove […]

December is a good time to estimate how much tax you will owe for 2016. By next April, it will be too late to do anything about your tax bill. As you tally up your 2016 taxable income, you can look for ways to improve your tax situation for 2016 and for the long run. […]

A major operational shakeup at the Willows Golf & Country Club will result in an undetermined number of job losses when its clubhouse and restaurant shut down for the winter, and nine of the course’s 36 holes are permanently closed. The changes are part of owner Dream Development’s broad plan to “improve the golf experience” at the […]

The City of Saskatoon will pay North Ridge Development just over $675,000 to settle a five-year-old lawsuit related to disputed back taxes. The lawsuit was in connection with a 29-acre 11th Street West property in Montgomery Place. As part of the settlement, the city has withdrawn allegations of “fraudulent misrepresentation” against North Ridge Development Corp. for not […]

Saskatchewan residents will pay a little less on their electricity bills in 2017 than originally proposed by SaskPower. The province has announced its decision on SaskPower’s multi-year rate application, saying a five per cent increase that’s been in effect on an interim basis since July 1 of this year has been approved. However, the same increase […]

Kent Smith-Windsor, the long-serving executive director of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, has announced his retirement after 21 years on the job. “It has been my honour to serve our Chamber members in this capacity. Our members, board of directors and our talented and dedicated staff team have allowed me to help build the […]

In addition to a six-week production halt at its McArthur River mine, Cameco Corp. plans to stop mining and milling uranium at two other operations in northern Saskatchewan for four weeks over the summer. The Saskatoon-based company will implement paid “vacation” shutdowns at its Cigar Lake mine and Key Lake mill, likely beginning in July, as it […]

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